Blue eggs for this Laughing Thrush to incubate

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A Laughing Thrush parent approaches it clutch of blue eggs in the nest and then proceeds to incubate them, after shuffling its feathers and nicely settling in, to make itself comfortable and the eggs snug.


The Streaked Laughingthrush (Garrulax lineatus) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is commonly found in the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and some adjoining areas.

The subspecies imbricatum is sometimes considered a separates species, Bhutan Laughingthrush.

Source - Wikipedia

This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion. The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion. The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion. For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common. The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.

Source - birdlife.org

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